If you’ve ever been invited to attend a baptism, you’ve probably heard the opening prayer. The prayer is intended to focus the mind and prepare those that are being baptized. This blog post provides an opening prayer you can use when a friend or family member is being baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here’s how to be a wonderful friend and provide a complete experience for someone who is receiving their very first spiritual confirmation that they are ready to start down the path followed by our Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Latter-day Saints opening prayer for baptism is the simple, profound and sincere online prayer offered on behalf of those who have been faithfully baptized by immersion.
Go Ye into all the world, and preach my gospel; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end. Amen (Mark 16:15-16) Bingo! As we conclude our meeting tonight we’d like to wish everyone a very Happy Easter! In keeping with tradition we want to remind everyone that this isn’t just a day where we eat chocolate eggs, hunt for colored jelly beans and try to avoid Christs spooky side. Nope more than that it’s always been an important day in God’s plan of Salvation. At some point in time each of us were outside God’s presence, but then on this day Jesus Christ fulfilled His purpose by being baptized as He took upon himself our sins as He was crucified upon the cross. Then after three days he arose from the grave and once again ascended into heaven to plead before his father in our behalf. So go out and enjoy your chocolate rabbits, colored jelly beans or whatever you happen to be celebrating today but also take time to meditate on what made this day special in Gods eyes.
You can get baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) when you are 8 years old. You need to be baptized before you are 18.
My Baptismal Prayer
By Carole Gray
Now that I’m eight
And have decided to take
The name of Jesus upon me,
I promise that I
Will be reverent and try
Very hard to be more like Thee.
Dear Heavenly Father,
How thoughtful of Thee
To give for my birthday
Forgiveness to me.
I’m now at the age
When I know right from wrong,
And I pray that Thou wilt always
Help me along.
The way, so I’m told,
Will sometimes be hard.
I’ll make some mistakes, probably,
But with Thee as my leader,
My strength, and my guard,
The way will be better for me.
In closing, dear Father,
I’d just like to say,
I thank Thee for my
Baptism this day.
Illustrated by Janae S. Westhoff